Chapter 54: Good Morning
"I'll stay here for the night. You can go." Madam Liu told her husband when he came in. Liu Zilong woke up a while ago but maybe because he was also exhausted, he slept soon after he saw his mom on the side.
Mr. Liu simply nodded. Normally he would stay with her but he needed to do something tonight. "I'll ask someone to bring you the things you need."
"Okay. Did Little Zi arrive? We still don't know where is Meixiu." She remembered he was on his way to the hospital but wasn't he a bit late? Her younger son wasn't still here.
"Don't worry. He already found his wife. He might call in a while." He answered. When he was outside talking to one of the doctors and some victims, he saw him carrying someone. Given his character there's only one person his son would involve himself aside from them. The way he carried the person with utmost care clearly indicated that she's Han Meixiu.
Even him could not believe how fast the progress of his son when adapting to married life. He originally thought he would treat his marriage like those other tasks he was assigned to but based from what he's seeing that wasn't the case. Liu Zijian was treating her as really part of the family, someone he welcomed into his world.
It meant one thing, he's a better man than him few years ago. It took time for him to recognize his own feelings. He was just lucky that Yi Min was exceptionally persistent.
"That fast? He just arrived." Madam Liu was a bit surprised thus she blurted out her thoughts in amazement while breaking a smile.
"Let us just say he could recognize her faster than my people." He smiled as well when he answered.
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When they arrived at home, Aunt Jing already left as expected. There were food on the table but Liu Zijian wasn't in the mood to eat.
He went directly to their room carrying Han Meixiu who was still in the deep slumber to take a warm bath.
She opened her eyes earlier when the doctor checked her scrapes before they were given a list of ointments which they bought along the way. When she saw him she closed her eyes again and continued to sleep contentedly not caring what was happening around her as if seeing him was all she wanted.
Han Meixiu was startled when she felt the warm water as she moved her hand to tightly hold on to Liu Zijian who was slowly lowering her in the tub.
"We'll take a bath before I can apply the ointment for your wounds."
"Uhmm..." She replied as she closed her groggy eyes. She's terribly tired and the warm water coupled with gentle strokes were a lot better than lullaby in sending her directly to dreamland once again.
After Liu Zijian bathed his wife he gently patted her dry and applied the necessary ointments to avoid leaving marks on her skin.
While waiting for ointments to be absorbed, it was time for him to take a short bath.
When he was finished, he looked for some night dress that Han Meixiu could wear but those might rub off the ointment. He then decided to just let her wear a small triangular shaped undergarment.
It was already past midnight when he finally lied down beside her. He normally wanted to hug her but he's worried about her wounds thus he opted to slid his arm behind her neck and guided her head to slightly land on his shoulder before closing his eyes to sleep.
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When Han Meixiu opened her eyes it was still a little dark though the subtle light of daytime was slowly getting obvious. It must be day break. She slept so well last night.
She felt that a pair of arms were wrapped around her.
One was seemingly holding her head as it was being supported to rest properly on his chest which happened to be uncovered.
She could see his little bean when she moved her eye sight. His breathing was even clearly indicating he's still sleeping.
'He's half naked?' She concluded.
The other arm was securely wrapped around her waist.
Both of their legs were also tangled with each other.
It wasn't an uncomfortable position. She actually felt secure. She subtly smiled and buried her head further but suddenly she realized something.
She's only wearing one piece of clothing! Her bare bosom was directly touching his upper body! Her heart started to pound rapidly making her fully awake now! She tried to recall what happened last night after she saw him outside the hospital.
She barely remembered when Liu Zijian was bathing her and after that there was nothing. She tried to move her head to look at the sleeping man beside her.
But the subtle movement made Liu Zijian changed his position. If earlier he was lying on his back, he's now facing her and he tightened his embrace making her a little suffocated. It was harder to breathe since she was like being squashed as if the man wanted her to be part of his body.
She wiggled a little and adjusted her head that finally made Liu Zijian opened his eyes and looked at the woman who was a biting her lips while slowly catching her breath. He understood that she might've been uncomfortable so he loosened a little but still didn't let go.
Han Meixiu looked up again when she felt his movement and saw him looking at him with seemingly intoxicated eyes.
"Good... morning...?" She wasn't sure if he's really fully awake or he's something in between dreamland and reality. The moment he moved earlier she felt something in her thigh and wanted her imagination to stop.
"Good morning." He answered and he kissed her. It was subtle at first as if it's testing the water before plunging in.
The sweetness of the first kiss in an early morning turned into a passionate ecstasy. The two unraveled their desire as they explored the intense world they both created that started on the bed and ended in the bath.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone